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All the latest news from the Arts Council

Artists

Mark Hanvey - Artist of the Month, June 2022

1st June, 2022

Wooden vessel by Mark Hanvey who was artist of the month for June 2022. The piece is entitled Graft 1 and is part of the ACNI art collection.

General, Artists

Sheila Llewellyn wins Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize

1st June, 2022

Author Sheila Llewellyn wearing blue top and scarf with bookshelf in the background.

General

Arts Council publishes Business Plan 2022-23

1st June, 2022

General

Arts & Business NI Awards 2022 opens for entries

31st May, 2022

General, Funding, Organisations

Young Ballet Dancers Aim to Hit the High Point for Queen’s Jubilee

31st May, 2022

Ballet dancers from High Points Youth Ballet posing wearing white tutus during a rehearsal for Swan Lake.

in rehearsals for Swan Lake

Funding, Artists

New £150K disabled-led programme to improve digital technology skills for artists

30th May, 2022

A female in a pink blazer and a male in a blue checked waistcoat holding a selection of digital equipment including a camcorder and a dictaphone.

General, Organisations

lrish Pages Press named “Small Publisher of the Year 2022 (Island of Ireland)”

30th May, 2022

Book cover of Kilclief and Other Essays by Irish Pages.

General, Artists

Q&A with writer Angela Graham

25th May, 2022

General

Winners announced for the 2022 KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards

24th May, 2022

Kpmg childrens books ireland winners

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